Screen Addiction
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United States"Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, parents across the country — and the world — are watching their children slide down an increasingly slippery path into an all-consuming digital life...increased online use is associated with anxiety, depression, obesity and aggression — 'and addiction to the medium itself.'" This alarming and important read from The…
The Hope of Wild Places
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin ONDA for the first event in the 2021 High Desert Speaker Series, a virtual conversation with Warm Springs Paiute spiritual leader and oral historian Wilson Wewa and photographer and filmmaker Jason Houston. After a showing of their short film “The Owyhee Project” (working title), follow along for an illuminating dialogue between Wilson, Jason and ONDA’s…
Environmental Justice Episode 5
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin Central Oregon Womxn in Conservation the final episode of their Environmental Justice series. The focus for this episode will be to brainstorm how we can take action that reflects our commitment to environmental justice. You will spend time discussing barriers to action and how you can support others in making and achieving realistic activism…
Self-Care and Work After 2020
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesVirtual workshop focusing on well-being in the workplace, led by Moe Carrick, local author and coach with Moementum, Inc. This interactive workshop will offer engaging ideas for employees to explore their well-being at work and craft strategies for bouncing back (or bouncing forward to the new uncharted “normal”). We’ll explore three areas: 1. Strategies for closing the…
Webcast: Breaking Ground on the Blue Mountains Trail
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOregon's Blue Mountains region contains some of the most rugged, diverse, and remote landscapes in the state. Join Oregon Wild for a presentation on the new 566-mile trail that connects Joseph to John Day and traverses all seven wilderness areas in Northeast Oregon.
Climate Change in Oregon: A Public Health Emergency
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesClimate Change is a public health emergency affecting Oregonians. Join OEC Climate Director, Nora Apter, for a panel discussion on Climate Change in Oregon hosted by the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health.
Nature Night-The Importance of Insects
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesInsects play major roles in keeping the natural world healthy and functioning. Not only do they feed (and eat) many other animals, but insects also cycle nutrients, aerate soil, decompose decaying matter, and help pollinate over 80% of the world’s flowering plants, including many of our crops. Despite their importance, recent evidence suggests that between…
Bend COTA Work Events
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWhen: Thursday Aug 11, Tuesday Aug 16, Tuesday Aug 23 and Tuesday Aug 30, 5:15 to Dusk Where: Meet at the old Ray's parking lot, NE corner of Simpson Ave and Century Drive in Bend Worksite: Varies There's only one thing better than mountain biking in Bend, OR and that's riding in Bend, knowing that you…
Mission to Mars: Presentation and Evening Viewing
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCome join Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory for a special talk on Mars, including nighttime viewing, as they celebrate the landing of the Mars Perseverance Rover and Mars Ingenuity Helicopter on the Red Planet. If you think it’s hard to put a car sized robot on a planet millions of miles away, wait until you…
Dr. Larry Sherman — Neuroscience of Prejudice: Racism and the Brain
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesRacism exists because of racial prejudice, where we make judgements about people based entirely on their race and our own unconscious bias, and not on actual experience. Our brains react to people who are different from us within milliseconds. In this lecture, Dr. Larry Sherman will explore how our brains engage in prejudice, the consequences…